Abinandhan Ramanujam
{{Short description|Indian cinematographer}}
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| caption = Abinandhan with director Shaji Kailas (right) at the sets of Kaduva
| name = Abinandhan Ramanujam
| birth_place = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| alma_mater = L. V. Prasad Film Institute
| occupation = Director of photography
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| nationality = Indian
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| yearsactive = 2009—present
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Abinandhan Ramanujam ISC is an Indian cinematographer who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films.{{cite news |title=Hot shot! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/abinandhan-ramanujam-behind-the-scenes/article7633056.ece |access-date=3 September 2018 |publisher=thehindu}}
Early life
Abinandhan Ramanujam was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He graduated from L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy and is a gold medalist from there. He later did a course in visual communication from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore. Since childhood Abinandhan was interested in photography. His father Ramanujam was a bank officer, who always encouraged him in his work. His father owned an old Yashica camera; he would practice his photography skills, and his father would monitor it as well give guidance on his photography. He used to keep himself busy with some or the other work which was related to filming.
Career
Abinandhan got his first break from Bejoy Nambiar. Nambiar was shooting for his MTV series Rush when Akshay, Sreekar Prasad’s son, who is a friend of him who was assisting Nambiar spoke about Abinandhan. He was then called with his camera to Mumbai to be the cinematographer of the series. It was during this period when Lijo Jose Pellissery who had directed two episodes of the MTV series called up Abinandhan to be the cinematographer of his next film, Amen (2013). His movie Double Barrel is known for its extraordinary shots.
Filmography
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! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes | |||
2011 | Paalai | Tamil | |
2012 | Friends Book | Telugu | |
2013 | Amen | Malayalam | |
rowspan="2" |2014 | Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal | Malayalam | |
Yeh Hai Bakrapur | Hindi | {{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/who-s-the-bakra-/1103939/.html|title=Who's the Bakra?|publisher=The Indian Express}} | |
2015 | Double Barrel | Malayalam | |
rowspan=2 |2016 | Darvinte Parinamam | Malayalam | |
Kavalai Vendam | Tamil | ||
rowspan=2|2017 | Kavan | Tamil | |
Sakka Podu Podu Raja | Tamil | ||
rowspan="2"|2018 | Dobaara | Hindi | Short film |
Maadathy | Tamil | ||
rowspan="5" |2019 | Irupathiyonnaam Noottaandu | Malayalam | |
Nine | Malayalam | ||
Kee | Tamil | ||
Happy Sardar | Malayalam | ||
Sillu Karupatti | Tamil | ||
2020 | Did You Sleep With Her | English | Short film |
rowspan="4" | 2021 | Kalathil Santhippom | Tamil | |
| Backpackers | Malayalam | ||
Chathur Mukham | Malayalam | ||
Kuruthi | Malayalam | ||
rowspan="2" |2022 | Bro Daddy | Malayalam | |
Kaduva | Malayalam | ||
rowspan="3" |2023 | Alone | Malayalam | |
Bagheera | Tamil | ||
Mark Antony | Tamil | ||
2025 | Good Bad Ugly | Tamil | |
2025 pharma’’ | malayalam |
;As actor
- David (2013)
=For music videos=
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! Year !! Title !! Language !! Notes | |||
2012 | Club Le Mabbu Le | Tamil | |
2020 | Lokame (ft. Ekalavyan) | Malayalam | |
2021 | Kadhal Enge | Tamil |
As partial cinematographer
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! Year !! Title!!Language!!Director!!Notes | ||||
2018 | Swathandriam Ardharathriyil | Malayalam | Tinu Pappachan | Only the scenes in Mysore |
2018 | Imaikkaa Nodigal | Tamil | R. Ajay Gnanamuthu | For "Kadhalikathey" |
2019 | Kaappaan | Tamil | K. V. Anand | Only the scenes in London |
Awards and achievements
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Film/Other |
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2009
| Best Cinematographer |
2009 |
2015
| South Indian International Movie Awards | SIIMA Best Cinematographer Malayalam |
2020
| 7th Aurangabad International film festival Award | Best Cinematographer | Maadathy, an Unfairy Tale |
= Actor in films =
- David, directed by Bejoy Nambiar
= Actor in short films =
- Tinder Kadhal (2018), directed by Pradeep Ranganathan
References
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External links
- Abinandhan Ramanujam on [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4793165/ imdb]
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Category:Indian cinematographers